AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas Department of Public Safety driver’s license offices will be closed Friday for statewide computer maintenance. DPS, in a statement, said the licensing offices will reopen Monday. The agency has more [Read More…]
WACO, Texas (AP) _ Waco police say a man was stabbed after causing a stink — literally — in a motel room while eating with a friend. Five men from the Houston area were sharing [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Some backers today said casino gambling in Texas should be done with large resorts that attract convention-goers and tourists. A much-anticipated Texas House committee hearing on a host of casino gambling [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _The Texas Democratic Party is demanding an apology from Republican state Rep. Betty Brown, of Terrell, for suggesting Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans to deal with.” The [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A panel of state senators wants to create a special Texas Rangers division to focus on corrupt police officers, specifically those along the Mexican border. The bill written by Republican state [Read More…]
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) _ Farmers Branch will pay nearly half a million dollars to those who challenged an attempt to oust illegal immigrants from the Dallas suburb. The Farmers Branch City Council agreed to [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Voters in at least 12 large counties could impose taxes on themselves to build road, bridge and rail projects under a bill approved by the Texas Senate. The proposal would allow [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Family members of the first posthumous DNA exoneree in Texas history have met with Gov. Rick Perry about the possibility of a gubernatorial pardon. Timothy Cole’s mother and brother met with [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The last of 130 combined federal and state Hurricane Ike recovery centers will close on Friday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the planned closure of the FEMA/state center in Galveston. [Read More…]
NEW YORK (AP) _ Pulte Homes is buying Dallas-based Centex for $1.3 billion in stock in a deal. The agreement announced today will create the nation’s largest homebuilder and could spark further consolidation in the [Read More…]
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